Cedar City man arrested for sexual abuse of a child

9:42 PM,
Apr. 21, 2014

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A 48-year-old Cedar City man currently facing charges for failing to register as a sex offender was arrested and charged over the weekend with aggravated sexual abuse of a child after allegedly threatening to kill a 9-year-old.

Larry Eugene Sawyer was arrested April 18 for a first-degree felony of aggravated sex abuse of a child after the alleged victim came forward with allegations he had touched her inappropriately and then threatened to kill her with a knife if she told anyone.

According to the charging documents in the case Sawyer was interviewed by the Cedar City Police Department and ...